Effectively Wild Episode 1384: Welcome to The MVP Machine

Ben Lindbergh and Sam Miller banter about whether it would make sense for one team to “blow up the draft” by ignoring the bonus slotting system for one year, paying a premium for the top amateur talent, and incurring the maximum financial penalty. Then they discuss Ben’s new book about baseball’s player-development revolution, The MVP Machine: How Baseball’s New Nonconformists Are Using Data to Build Better Players , which is out today. (Go get it now!) Audio intro : The Tragically Hip, " Machine " Audio outro : George Harrison, " Try Some, Buy Some " Link to Passan on the MLB draft Link to first excerpt from The MVP Machine Link to Foley’s book-signing event Link to order The MVP Machine iTunes Feed (Please rate and review us!) Sponsor Us on Patreon Facebook Group Effectively Wild Wiki Twitter Account Get Our Merch! Email Us: podcast@fangraphs.com var SERVER_DATA = Object.assign(SERVER_DATA || {}); Source